Vehicle-wheel.



s. L. SIMPSON.

. VBHIGLE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED JUNE?, 1909.

976,938. -f Patented Nov. 29, 191.0,

UNITED sirATEs PATENT .OEE-io.

SELDEN L. SIMPSON, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE SIMPSON SlPECIAL-'IY COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION' OF OHIO.

VEHICLE-WHEEL. l

Speciiication of Letters Patent. 'Patented NOV., 29, 1910.

Application led June?, 1905i. Serial No. 500,943.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lknown thatI, SELDEN L. SIMPSON,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Iinro-vement-s in Vehicle-Wheels; and yI do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact .description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make andusethe saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and gures.

of reference marked thereon, which forni a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in wheels for automobiles and other vehicles and comprises a simple and efficient construction of a wheel having a series of resilient spokes designed to take up vibration and thus dispense with the use of pneumatic tires. a

The invention comprises various detalls 4of construction `and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and then specifically defined in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which -v Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheel 'made in accordance with my invention.

Fig, 2 is a vertical sectional view through the same. .Fig 3 is -a transverse view through the' hub portion of the wheel. Fig.-4

4 -is a central longitudinal sectional view through a portionof a tire and rim. Fig. 5 is a detail view of a slight modilication and Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view through a portion of the rim showing a face view of a portion of one of the spokes.

iteference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the riin i of the wheel, made preferably of meta-1 or of any other suitable material if desired, of the general shape shown in cross section in Fig. 2, in which a grooved portion thereof is l y adapted to receive a tire 4B which may be soli'd and preferably cushioned and .held in place by means of straps C passed circumerentially through slots formed in the tire and forming means whereby the tire may be clamped to the rim.

Fixed to the inner circumference of the rim, which latter is provided with apertures D for the insertion of bolts, is a reinforcing M rim E made circular in outline and. having outer ends of each spo lthe inwardly projecting portion E which `lis,sulostantially L.!shaped in cross section, andprovided with a' series of apertures for the` reception of the rivets H. Thehub portion ofthe wheel consists of the cylindrical vpart I, having a series of transverse `apertures I formed therein for the reception o f the bolts K, and'L designates the hub sections which are provided with apertures ladapted to register with the apertures in .the cylindrical fportion of the hub and for the reception o the bolts K. Said sections having contractedprojecting flanges' L for the reception of the spindle N of the vehicle and to which spindle a nut N is fitted adapted to bear against a washer N2 placed intermediate the nut and the end of the hub iange L. The circumference of the cylindrical shell I is recessed at intervals, designated by letter O and shown clearly in Fig.

3 of the drawings eachrecess terminating in a shoulder, and R designates resilient spokes, substantially S-shaped, the inner end of each being seated in one of said recesses in the shell. R designates rivets which are passed through apertures in the ends of said spokes which seat in said recesses andalso pass through the shell, as shown clearly in the drawings. Each outer end of the spoke is provided with elongated bearing surface T adapted to bear against the projecting portion E of the rim E and held theretoin any suitable manner. As

'the' space between the opposite walls of the U-shaped portion of the rim E is closed when fastened to the rim, the apertures 'D c are provided lthrough which the rivets may be passed to be conveniently inserted throu h apertures in the rim E andthe ends of tie spokes.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings, I have shown 'aA slight modication of my invention in to the v.body/.of the!'veh ic1e` thus dispensing with the'l'irese'nt manner of fboiting the clutch to the outer surface of the vWhe'e and when the clutch mechanism is Aso located, it

will be hidden from view and protectedfrom the elements.- j e' y l By the provisionl ofan apparatus as shown and described, it will be noted that a simple ,v and eiiicientV means is 'afforded for4 takin up vibration and dispensing with the usua 'pneumatic tires, the various parts '-of the wheel as constructed -bein thoroughly reinv forced and 'so constructe that the' various spokes may be interchan ed, if deslred, and

access readily had to the mterior of the ho1- upon either si .signature in t e @uw Y ber having its opposite edges outwardly bent and in the' same plane, fastening means en-l gaging the edges of said'member to the inner surface of the ooved portion of the 'rim er of the central convexed part, a hub, series of spokes having their inner ends secured to said hub, the outer ends of the spokes engagin -th'e inner pe- 'riphery of said member andg having its opposite edges iushwith the. o posits sides of the member, and means for astening the latter and said spokes to ether. A

I n testimon whereof hereunto ax my resence of two witnesses; ELDEN L. SIMPSON.

Witnesses:` 4 l FRANKLIN H. Hom', J. W. Snmzwoon.

l'.is conyexed, a hollow circular outlined 'mem- 20. 

